PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 42. Record Vote Number: 120. (consideration: CR S4799; text: CR S4799)
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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Oct 21, 2015
Stop Illegal Reentry Act or Kate's Law
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase from two years to five years the maximum prison term for an alien who reenters after being denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed.
It establishes:
a 10-year maximum prison term for an alien who reenters after being denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed on 3 or more prior occasions; and
a 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an alien who reenters after being removed following a conviction for an aggravated felony or following 2 or more prior convictions for illegal reentry.
People & committees
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R–TX
Legislative record
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Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 42. Record Vote Number: 120. (consideration: CR S4799; text: CR S4799)
Senate roll call 120 · Individual votesMotion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S4703)
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the consideration of the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S4703; text: CR S4703)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4702-4703; text: CR S4703)
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 276.
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Introduced in Senate
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